I am impressed by all the people uniting to help the earthquake survivors in Haiti. But I am equally impressed by those who work for causes all year round. I have friends who organize rallies to raise awareness of gender-based violence, and others who regularly donate blood for local hospitals. I have friends who rescue animals, and some who run marathons to raise funds for cancer research (I’d collapse after the first mile).

As I have asked before, what moves people from merely being aware of a problem to doing something constructive about it? Maybe people want to help, but what do they need to take that final step to action?

About Peggy B. Hu

Peggy B. Hu defied Asian-American stereotypes in college by studying comparative literature and international relations rather than math and science.|| She works for America.gov as a copy editor, occasional writer and unofficial interpreter between information technology staff and other people. She is also the volunteer webmaster for the Washington chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association, a piano player and the mother of a primary school student who thinks he should have an equal say in family decisions.